4dp6dt- 5dp6dt Transfer Eight

I took this last night! This is my tried and true pregnancy symptom... I get major bloat which looks more like a pooch! My stomach was flat 4 days ago! It started 3dp6dt and by yesterday it's definitely more! The best part, it's still here this morning! After three losses I'm staying cautiously optimistic, but with those pregnancies, I never had it this early! Praying at least one of these little ones stuck and continue!

Here are some more symptoms... went to dinner last night with friends, exhausted by 8pm! Restless sleep again. Peed twice in the middle of the night. It's 11am right now and I need a nap 😴

2dp6dt- Transfer Number Eight!

AM- Nada. Zilch. Zip. Zero. Symptoms. Cramps gone. Feel nothing. Boobs slightly tender from progesterone.

Lunch time- Maybe I feel something in my uterus a little heaviness.  Some tweaks and pulls. Tired. Headachy.

Evening- Headaches that come and go.  More pulls on the left side kind of by my ovary area. Fatigue. Sore bb's.  DH mentioned my bb's look big... All progesterone related.

Still doing 1cc PIO and 2 crinone/day.  My mom came over today to help and today is my last day of bedrest, thank goodness!  All you do on BR is obsess over every little thing!  I am sending my mom home with all my cheapo wandfo tests.  I don't want ANY temptations in the house!  Just getting them out of here relieves some stress for me!  I THINK I'm going to wait for BETA... which is next Friday.  Unless I get that I'm totally pregnant feeling! ;-)

In the mean time... I'm PREGNANT... until proven otherwise!!!

stick stick stick! IVF #3

Last night (and the last few days), I was filled with anxiety and fear, questioning if we were doing the right thing, attempting to having more babies, and how many to transfer.  I really feel like the devil was at work and I was being spiritually attacked.  I tossed and turned couldn't sleep.  I prayed and prayed for peace and clarity on transferring one or two embryos.  I finally fell asleep when I felt that God answered me.  I was reminded that this whole cycle, I laid at His feet, like I did with the boys.  I let go and let God do his work.  So we decided that we are putting our faith in trust in the creator of life. I realized that no matter what we put in, God has the final say.  We can end up with no baby, one baby or two!  I fell asleep at that thought and felt sure we were doing the right thing.

I ended up having a terrible dream that Dr. A only transferred one and left the other one in the dish and it was going to be destroyed.  I was beyond devastated!  More confirmation we needed to transfer both!
Last night Rocco did the most precious thing at dinner, he prayed the most sincere prayer on his own. He stopped eating and said "we need to pray mommy."  He closed his eyes put his two hands together and said, "Dear Lord, please put two babies in mommy's tummy, one for Maximus and one for me." My heart completely melted.  Lord hear his prayer!

We are finally PUPO!  PUPO With the best two blasts I've ever seen!  A 6AA completely hatched embryo and an almost completely hatched AA embryo (Kristine our embryologist said it was like a 5 1/2 AA)! They were so big they couldn't capture their whole picture! What a blessing! We are so thankful! Thank you for all of your prayers! Now we just need some sticky vibes for these two beauties 😍😍

taken right before transfer, valium kicking in! :)

We had the most stressful  time getting to the transfer!  I was 15 minutes late!  Every light was red going down the freeway, the onramp was closed to the freeway we had to take another detour, horrible LA traffic, more red lights off the freeway. I was a stress case and so thankful for the valium!

Our embabies!  The top on is the 6AA, the bottom is the almost 6AA :))

FET #2 and I'm PUPO! 2dp5dt

Yup!  I added a daily dose of this to my diet!  I started two days BEFORE the transfer because 1) of reading how it helps with implantation and 2) because I ate it when I got knocked up with the twins!

Here is how you are supposed to eat Pineapple core:

• Start eating pineapple core AFTER ovulation.  
• Cut up the whole pineapple, cute the core into 5 pieces and eat one piece daily starting the day after O/IUI/IVF transfer
• If you don't have fresh core, eat one cup of pineapple meat a day after O.
• Canned pineapple has been heated, therefore the Bromelian has been destroyed.  
• Continue eating until you receive a positive pregnancy test 

I have two pineapples cut up and in my refrigerator, core separated... hoping this helps for a good implantation this go around! :)

Transfer day was a breeze!  I woke up bright and early, showered, got myself and the kids ready.  My appointment was scheduled for 11am and I needed to be there at 10:45.  Knowing I was going to take this a bit more serious this time, meaning 48 hours of bedrest, I needed to do some grocery shopping and have everything ready for Mommy to be out of commission! No pressure ;-)

I am very proud of myself, however, because I did get everything done!  I think we were the first ones in the grocery store that morning.

I had my friend, L, helping me with my kids those two days. After dropping the groceries off at home, I had her and the boys drop me off at the RE's.  C met me there, since it is right by his office.  I popped the Valium in perfect timing because I was nice and relaxed for the transfer!

We transferred our ONE 5 day 3AB, no collapsing this time around and the embryologist said it looked good! After getting all strapped in and all cleaned out she did the transfer and I honestly didn't even feel a thing, and I even missed the flash on the screen (I think because I was looped up!) and my uterus was nice and relaxed.  Sadly, we didn't get an ultrasound this time either!  I would have asked, but I was seriously out of it!  However Dr. C was very pleased with how everything went and so am I!

After they left the room, C laid his hands on my tummy and prayed over our 3AB. First, of course, praying for God's will for us, and for 3AB to nestle in nicely.  It was beautiful.  We are both hopeful and cautiously optimistic.  

After 10 minutes we walked out of there, paid a BIG bill, and picked up lunch.  I fell asleep from the time C went in to get food and come out! We went strait home I went into bed ate my giant salad and crashed.  The good news about valium is you are really able to relax.  after waking up a few hours later, I just laid on the couch while the kids and I watch a movie.  C came home early and made us some dinner.

Last March, I came home from FET and was very anxious and obsessed over every little thing!  I really did feel something different in there, however!  This time, I literally feel nothing! Nada! 

I will track my "symptoms" or lack there of...

1dp5dt- sore BB's (totally from P4), fatigue (left over from valium and p4), nothing else!  Maybe some cramps on and off, but really nothing to right home over! On bedrest.

2dp5dt- I woke up in good spirits since I am now off bedrest!  I feel back to normal.  My boobs are barely sore, if at all.  Pushing on them now and nothing.  I am a bit tired, but that can be from p4 of course and not having any coffee.  No caffeine since day before transfer and it was barely any!  I slowly added decaf  while decreasing my regular coffee, so I didn't get a headache.  It worked!

What I am going to do different this go around?  Be a good patient.  Take it easy.  No working out until heart beat.  Walking YES! No Sex until heart beat.  I pushed myself a bit last time and I would have bleeding after barre class.  Do I think that is what caused it to fail? No.  However, I want to give 3AB a good shot!  :)

Praying for our 3AB!!!